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Rhode Island: Smithfield Town Council Needs to Hear from You on AWB Opposition!

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Rhode Island: Smithfield Town Council Needs to Hear from You on AWB Opposition!

Second Amendment supporters in Smithfield, Rhode Island, are working to bring a resolution before the Town Council opposing ...

Washington: Governor Ferguson Signs Permit-to-Purchase Legislation

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Washington: Governor Ferguson Signs Permit-to-Purchase Legislation

On Tuesday, May 20th, Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1163, instituting a "permit to purchase" scheme for ...

Maine: Committee Votes on Firearm Bills TOMORROW

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Maine: Committee Votes on Firearm Bills TOMORROW

On Thursday, May 22nd, the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary will vote on four firearm-related bills. 

Michigan: House Committee Advances Hunter Education Bill

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Michigan: House Committee Advances Hunter Education Bill

Today, the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee voted to pass House Bill 4285, creating a pathway for ...

Louisiana: Committee Advances One Anti-Gun and Three Pro-Gun Bills to House Floor

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Louisiana: Committee Advances One Anti-Gun and Three Pro-Gun Bills to House Floor

Yesterday, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted to advance four bills: one anti-gun bill, HB 220, ...

Texas: Universal Carry Recognition Legislation Heads to Governor's Desk!

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Texas: Universal Carry Recognition Legislation Heads to Governor's Desk!

Today, Senate Bill 706, recognizing all valid out-of-state carry permits, passed the Texas House and now heads to ...

Texas: Universal Carry Recognition Heads to the House Floor!

Monday, May 19, 2025

Texas: Universal Carry Recognition Heads to the House Floor!

Tomorrow, Senate Bill 706—legislation to give universal recognition to every out-of-state handgun license— is set for its second reading on ...

Vermont: Hearing on Burlington Gun Free Zone Bill TODAY

Monday, May 19, 2025

Vermont: Hearing on Burlington Gun Free Zone Bill TODAY

Today, The House Committee on Government Operations will hold a hearing on S. 131, a change to the ...

Clueless Anti-gun Democrats Dig Themselves an Ever Deeper Hole

Monday, May 19, 2025

Clueless Anti-gun Democrats Dig Themselves an Ever Deeper Hole

Anyone reading the firearm-related news these days is reminded that anti-gun Democrats appear oblivious to the blunt message ...

New York: Senate Committee Schedules Gun Bans This Week

Monday, May 19, 2025

New York: Senate Committee Schedules Gun Bans This Week

The legislative session in Albany is entering its homestretch, as calendar days dwindle, attacks on law-abiding gun owners ...

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.